Chapter 112

The room fell into stunned silence after witnessing Elizabeth's miraculous revival.

Alex reached into his coat pocket and retrieved a small, unremarkable pill, placing it gently between Elizabeth's lips.

With practiced care, he helped her swallow.

Charles looked like a man who had just watched his entire world crumble.

He had orchestrated every possible detail to hasten his grandmother's demise

and claim the inheritance his father had long denied him.

Yet here was Alex, undoing all of his schemes in an instant.

In a surge of desperation, Charles leveled a furious glare at Dr. Yorck.

Frightened, the doctor realized that if he failed to act, his life would be forfeit.

Slowly, Yorick forced himself upright, eyes alight with rage. He snatched a surgical knife from the nearby tray a Alex.

"Die, you devil!" Yorick shrieked, his face contorted in rage.

"You've made a deal with the devil to raise the dead-no human could do what you just did!"

A wave of shocked gasps swept through the room.

Charles's lips curved into a momentary smile, convinced the knife would sink into Alex's stomach.

But it didn't. The knife ripped through Alex's shirt and stopped cold against his skin.

Yorick stared in disbelief. "What are you?"

Alex's cold smile never wavered. "Your worst nightmare.'

and charged at

Two of Jasmine's bodyguards rushed forward, wrenching Yorick's arms behind

One delivered a punishing blow to

dare you attack Mr. Alex!" the guard

in panic, blood

It was an accident-I tripped!

were drowned out by the

"It wasn't

for help, but Charles cut him off with a boot on his neck. The sickening crack that

bulged, then dimmed as

hush fell

sleeve as though he'd simply

he try to kill the one who saved

eyes stared up at him, hatred frozen on his face,

now his

rattled from the bed. Elizabeth's eyelids

"She's awake!"

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the monitors reflected stable, perfet

the doctors

amazing! Grandmother is

swept the room, full of

just seems someone had a motive to see you gone someone who

Elizabeth's piercing eyes listed

"Charles?"

Nana!" Charles exclaimed,

I could to save you-l brought

desperation. "It was all an accident, Nana I swear. I

are you,

Alex-my boyfriend. You've been asking when I'd finally bring him to meet you. He's the one who saved your life. What do

trembling hand, giving a shaky thumbs-up. "Don't... let him slip away, young

glistened. "I

around Alex, clinging to him as

patted her shoulder, still unused to such displays

she wasn't his girlfriend, but that wasn't something he could admit

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